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This quest is automatic following the conclusion of the Bad News quest. (The transition happens almost in the middle of a fight, after Leon leaves the Warehouse and Princess Chiamaka leaves the batlle.)

This quest is a sub-quest of the Poison quest, and is an integral part of completing the Poison quest. The two quests end at the same time, when the Poison curse is lifted.

This quest is mandatory. Scarlett needs to complete it as part of her primary objective.

Scarlett must hunt down and defeat Princess Chiamaka in her native lands.
It's the only way to cure the dark poison that courses through her veins, before it kills her.
(This quest is a sub-quest of the Poison quest, and is an integral part of completing the Poison quest. The two quests end at the same time, when the Poison curse is lifted.)

There are two possible ships, and which will carry her depends on how she perform the Secret Errands quest (click on map to enlarge it):

Scarlett will find her old betrayer, Tusker, in charge of the Pirate Ship anchored at the quay. She can choose to settle the score with him for his betrayal to the Persians (part of The Pathway to the Claw quest), or forgive him, it doesn't matter (even if they fight, he will surrender before he is killed.) Scarlett may recall that Tusker works for Kitten. So, if Scarlett handled the Secret Errands by stealing the key and sparing Kitten's friend Mercutio, he will give her a ride to Africa on the Pirate Ship. If Scarlett killed Mercutio, the Pirates won't take her anywhere.

On the beach, a Madman in a cage will be shouting, "you don't have the power!" at Scarlett. Heading inland. Heading inland through the only available passage through the cliffs, Scarlett and Akbah will split up. Soon, Scarlett will encounter the first of many large, fierce Baka Beasts that roam the tribal lands.

First, Scarlett should head to the Juma Village (keep right). At the Village she will find the huge Tree of Life (marked as green dot (1) on the map), a tree so ginormous it has been hollowed out for use by the tribe. Inside the Tree of Life, Scarlett will again encounter Princess Chiamaka, accompanied by some Juma Warriors. After a short fight, the Princess will again bug out (she will go to the Necropolis and erect a curse barrier to keep Scarlett from following.) Scarlett will have to evade or fight her way clear of the Juma Warriors.

At the entrance to the Necropolis (2), Scarlett will again find Akbah. He will tell Scarlett about four Sacred Caves scattered around the Juma Tribal Lands. Scarlett should visit these to collect statue fragments so she can activate a Gateway Idol to gain the power she needs to break into the Necropolis. Statue fragments can be found in cave just south of the Tree of Life, the cave to the west of the Southern Basin, and the cave west of the Natural Bridge (Each cave is marked as green dot (3) on the map). Finally, the cave in the Northern Basin ((4)), Scarlett will find the Gateway Idol. In the Twilight World there, Benedict will grant Scarlett the Abolish Curse Mental Skill.

First, Princess Chiamaka will create some totems. One set will spawn Skeletons but those are mere distractions. She will also create a series of flaming totems, which Scarlett must destroy as quickly as possible. If Scarlett is too slow to find and destroy the flaming totems, they will explode, doing her considerable damage. The longer this fight lasts, the more Skeletons there are to deal with, so speed is of the essence. If Scarlett succeeds in destroying all of the Princess's totems, the Princess's mortal form is defeated, and they will enter the second battle in the Twilight World.

In the Twilight World, the Princess manifests as a large Phoenix-like bird. While she is flying, Scarlett can't reach her and can only dodge her breath attacks. Eventually, the Princess Phoenix will land to finish off Scarlett with her beak. Scarlett must attack until the Princess Phoenix takes off again. Scarlett's attacks will have dislodged the spike of one feather and a scale. Pick up this Spike and Scale and use them as Spear and Shield. Use the scale shield to reflect the Princess Phoenix's own weapon back on her.

It's difficult to separate how many of the Experience points awarded after the battle in the Necropolis are specific to this quest, and which are due to the concurrent Poison quest, and which are incidental to her other victories. Separate Experience awards totaling 5200 points are:

While leaving the Necropolis after her battle with Princess Chiamaka, she will be accosted by the Madman, who seems to have gotten out of that cage. If she speaks with him, he can tell her a lot of things about how Victor and his four allies became the Undead Five, and about the Black Grimoire, and other events back in Venice which you wouldn't think an African Shaman would know much about. Listen to as much as you care to know.

After leaving the Necropolis, Scarlett will now be able to open the chest in the Tree of Life. Inside, she will find two useful treasures which she should make a point to collect: